English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedDerived from the noun lake.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: LakeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Lake
A given name in English and Sediq
Language contexts for this entry: English, Sediq
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feminineunisexLatin script
No sourced pronunciation yet
- Origin
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- 2 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Lake
Lake is a unisex given name documented in English and Sediq. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
02 / Across borders
Where Lake is used
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Across borders
10
countries in our sources
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 72 boys (rank 2056). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Lake
- Latest · 2025
- 72
- applications
- Rank #2,056
- Peak year
- 2024
- 105 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | 5 | 963 | observed |
| 1892 | 6 | 956 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 5 | 1,051 | observed |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | observed |
| 1911 | 7 | 1,387 | observed |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,045 | observed |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | 12 | 2,184 | observed |
| 1916 | 16 | 1,849 | observed |
| 1917 | 16 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1918 | 17 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1919 | 22 | 1,576 | observed |
| 1920 | 29 | 1,348 | observed |
| 1921 | 15 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1922 | 14 | 2,240 | observed |
| 1923 | 15 | 2,123 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,435 | observed |
| 1926 | 16 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1927 | 15 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1928 | 14 | 2,162 | observed |
| 1929 | 9 | 2,766 | observed |
| 1930 | 15 | 1,964 | observed |
| 1931 | 12 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1932 | 8 | 2,849 | observed |
| 1933 | 9 | 2,542 | observed |
| 1934 | 9 | 2,563 | observed |
| 1935 | 11 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 13 | 1,958 | observed |
| 1940 | 11 | 2,179 | observed |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | observed |
| 1942 | 7 | 2,940 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,538 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 8 | 2,574 | observed |
| 1946 | 12 | 2,143 | observed |
| 1947 | 8 | 2,862 | observed |
| 1948 | 6 | 3,316 | observed |
| 1949 | 9 | 2,606 | observed |
| 1950 | 13 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,364 | observed |
| 1952 | 7 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1953 | 10 | 2,531 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 6 | 3,535 | observed |
| 1957 | 9 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 9 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1960 | 7 | 3,337 | observed |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 6 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1966 | 7 | 3,249 | observed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 5 | 4,136 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 10 | 3,146 | observed |
| 1972 | 7 | 3,963 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 14 | 2,674 | observed |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,309 | observed |
| 1976 | 6 | 4,935 | observed |
| 1977 | 6 | 5,123 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | observed |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,355 | observed |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,495 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 12 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1985 | 14 | 3,216 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 3,440 | observed |
| 1987 | 15 | 3,201 | observed |
| 1988 | 13 | 3,705 | observed |
| 1989 | 13 | 4,017 | observed |
| 1990 | 22 | 2,865 | observed |
| 1991 | 24 | 2,753 | observed |
| 1992 | 18 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1993 | 29 | 2,509 | observed |
| 1994 | 39 | 2,082 | observed |
| 1995 | 81 | 1,307 | observed |
| 1996 | 86 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1997 | 78 | 1,402 | observed |
| 1998 | 77 | 1,459 | observed |
| 1999 | 55 | 1,801 | observed |
| 2000 | 55 | 1,895 | observed |
| 2001 | 50 | 2,086 | observed |
| 2002 | 62 | 1,832 | observed |
| 2003 | 61 | 1,906 | observed |
| 2004 | 51 | 2,238 | observed |
| 2005 | 66 | 1,922 | observed |
| 2006 | 73 | 1,856 | observed |
| 2007 | 67 | 2,051 | observed |
| 2008 | 67 | 2,062 | observed |
| 2009 | 77 | 1,873 | observed |
| 2010 | 65 | 2,069 | observed |
| 2011 | 52 | 2,403 | observed |
| 2012 | 53 | 2,380 | observed |
| 2013 | 45 | 2,623 | observed |
| 2014 | 52 | 2,429 | observed |
| 2015 | 65 | 2,132 | observed |
| 2016 | 63 | 2,167 | observed |
| 2017 | 74 | 1,935 | observed |
| 2018 | 69 | 2,065 | observed |
| 2019 | 82 | 1,842 | observed |
| 2020 | 79 | 1,872 | observed |
| 2021 | 88 | 1,789 | observed |
| 2022 | 99 | 1,706 | observed |
| 2023 | 89 | 1,803 | observed |
| 2024 | 105 | 1,620 | observed |
| 2025 | 72 | 2,056 | observed |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Lake” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
History
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2
- Wikidata Q96652957CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary: LakeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.